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Team USA wins world ski show tournament

By NEIL JOHNSON ( Contact ) Monday, September 17, 2012 - 4:45 a.m.

JANESVILLE--It was all an all-American day with blue skies, warm sunshine and a huge win for Team USA at the World Water Ski Show on Sunday.

Team USA swept competition away the tournament at Traxler Park in Janesville with a performance Sunday afternoon that garnered a commanding, 539-point lead over second-place China to earn top honors in the weekend-long competition.

It was a win for Team USA, but in a way, a win for the Janesville Rock Aqua Jays, said team USA member and Rock Aqua Jays show director Dave Rezin. Of Team USA’s 35 members, eight skiers are active Aqua Jays.

He said the team members meshed well to take on competitors from China, Canada, Australia and Belgium.

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teapartysal
Sep 17, 2012 at 6:29 p.m.
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yes, it would have been nice to see some coverage, especially given that we had people come all the way from China to compete.. I think that is very 'newsy', especially for small town middle America.

teapartysal
Sep 17, 2012 at 2:35 p.m.
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glad they won..

freedomfighter608
Sep 17, 2012 at 11:25 a.m.
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Congrats!

nurse4u
Sep 17, 2012 at 9:02 a.m.
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Great Job to our Aqua Jays & Team USA!!! Whoot-whoo! X

usaret
Sep 17, 2012 at 7:45 a.m.
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Congrad's to Team USA and congrad's to all the teams who made up the first World Water Skiing event such a rousing success.

birdman
Sep 17, 2012 at 7:29 a.m.
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Growing up during the 1950s, I remember my Grandma referring to this person or that with the glowing compliment: "He's a worker!"
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Anyone in the state line area who does not live in a media vacuum knows that all members of our terrific Aqua Jays group are, indeed, Workers!
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Hearty Congratulations to all. Congratulations, too, to the many, many supporters of the Jays, who fill the bleachers and open their wallets to help keep the skiers on the water!

bassman
Sep 17, 2012 at 6:42 a.m.
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That is awesome ! Congratulations team USA. I am very surprised that there was no coverage on the television. If there was, I missed it did anyone see any coverage ?

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